The crisis of confidence between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur and governors elected on the party's platform took on a new dimension Monday as party chairmen from the 37 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) joined the fray.
Tukur and the governors have been locked in a prolonged battle of wit over the leadership of the Adamawa State chapter of the PDP with the governors backing a faction of the party led by Alhaji Mijinjiwa Kaugama, who heads the group of officials loyal to the state Governor, Alhaji Murtala Nyako.
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